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Scottish government concerns over plans for Glasgow to step in and stage the 2026 Commonwealth Games include reputational risk to Scotland’s event hosting record as well as “financial risk”. C

Manchester United recorded a loss of £113.2m (€134.2m/$147.9m) for the 2023-24 financial year despite the Premier League club posting record revenues of £661.8m.

Cercle Brugge's last-minute Uefa Conference League qualification has prompted Belgian telco Telenet to sublicense an extra match to free-to-air broadcaster in Flanders: VRT.

Vincent Labrune turned up for work this morning intent on enacting phase two of French football's recovery plan, following his surprisingly comfortable re-election as Professional Football League (LFP) president.

Digital technology firm Cisco is expanding its agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to include international rights, SportBusiness understands

Mediapro registered a profit of €12m ($13.3m) in 2023 as revenues rose narrowly to €1.2bn but remained well short of levels enjoyed before the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Belgian Pro League will once again look for a five-season domestic broadcast rights agreement after launching its tender in conjunction with the IMG agency.

US talent representation and marketing company Wasserman has targeted Switzerland for its latest football move, acquiring the country's leading player agency, International Football Management (IFM).

TV2 Denmark has agreed a 'multi-year' NFL rights deal just over six months after ending its previous contract one year early to step away from the sport.

Viaplay is streaming free YouTube coverage in the UK of the opening 2024-25 Uefa Nations League fixtures after failing to sell the rights on to a broadcaster

BeIN Sports’ first instalment payment for its slice of Ligue 1 domestic rights remains unpaid with the broadcaster understood to be holding out for full details of the sponsorship inventory it has been awarded.

Extreme E (XE), the electric off-road racing series, has scrapped the remaining races on the 2024 calendar, including a planned debut in the United States, and is evaluating how best to complete its final…

Oppo has downgraded its sponsorship deal for the Uefa Champions League to become one of the competition’s new second-tier partners for the next three-year cycle.

More than two years after loosening its restrictions on blockchain sponsorships, the NFL has agreed its first central deal in the space with cryptocurrency trading firm Bitpanda.

ITV will no longer show its weekly National Football League highlights programme in the UK this season

Pernod Ricard has pulled its sponsorship of Paris Saint-Germain after just three days following a fierce backlash from football fans in Marseille, from where the drinks company hails.

The overhaul of senior personnel at Chelsea has continued with the English Premier League club today (Thursday) announcing the departure of chief executive Chris Jurasek and promotion of Jason Gannon to president and chief operating officer.

Video game publisher Konami has secured a significant victory in its battle with rival EA Sports by securing exclusive agreements with Serie A's two Milan clubs for the 2024-25 season, SportBusiness has learned.